Wax carrier and applicator for embalmers



Nov.v 20, 1951 D. R. SMITH WAX CARRIER AND'APPLICATOR FOR EMBALMERSFiled July so, 194s Inventor DONALD la SNI TH Attorney Patented Nov. 20,1951 WAX CARRIER AND APPLICATOR FOR EMBALM ERS Donald R. Smith,Clarksburg, W. Va.

Application July 30, 1948, Serial No. 41,679

1 Claim. l

The present invention relates to spatula pen and it consists in thecombinations, constructions'and arrangements of parts herein describedand claimed.

4 It is an object of the present invention to provide a spatula penparticularly adapted for the use of funeral directors and embalmers.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter set forth which may be assembled into a compact mass and whichmay easily be carried in the pocket of a person in the manner of aconventional fountain pen.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter set forth wherein means is provided for storing a plurality ofwaxes of diiferent shades.

Other and futher objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following speciication taken in conjunction. with thedrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the device shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line (-4 of Figure 2.

Generally, there is provided an instrument which is compact and whichhas the general outside appearance of a conventional fountain penincluding a clip for fastening the vsame in a pocket. Within the casingwhich is separable into four main parts, there is provided compartments.

for the storage of waxes of varying colors. One of the sections hasmounted therein a spatulalike blade for the application of wax. Thedevice is particularly useful to funeral directors and embalmers for usewith corpses. It is wellknown that after embalmment the lips and eyes ofthe corpse sometimes recede and part because of the constant dehydrationof the body. The present device provides a convenient means whereby thefuneral oilicial may quickly and easily repair the appearance of thecorpse.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein acasing comprising an upper cap III which is interiorly threaded toreceive an upwardly extending exteriorly threaded neck II formedintegrally with a hollow cylindricai body member I2. To the outer sideof the cap I Il is affixed a clip I3.

The lower end of the body member I2 is interior ly threaded to receivean upwardly extending exteriorly threaded neck I4 formed integrally withan elongated cylindrical wax storage member I5. The lower end of themember I5 has integrally formed therewith a downwardly extending, ex-

teriorly threaded neck I6 upon which is removably mounted an interiorlythreaded lower cap member I"I.

A spatula-like applicator blade I8 having an integrally formedcylindrical base member I9 is mounted in the upper end of the member I5by frictional engagement of the base I9 in the neck I4. The neck II isprovided with an integrally formed cover 20 and the neck II- is providedwith an integrally formed cover 2 I.

Wax 22 of a certain tint may be stored in the cap I0, wax 23 of anothertint may stored in the member I5 and wax 24 of still another tint may bestored within the cap I1.

In use, it will be apparent that all of the parts I 0, I2, I5 and I'Imay be threaded together to form a composite and compact casing as shownin Figure 1. The waxes 22, 23 and 24, being of diierent shades provide avariety o1' material with which the operator may work. The wax 22 isconfined within the cap I 0 by the cover 20 when the device isassembled. Likewise, the cover 2| confines the wax 24 withinv the capI'l. The wax 23 is retained within the member I! by the base I9 of theapplicator I8. It will also be apparent that. when disassembled, themeinber I5 may be utilized as a handle for the ap. plicator I8.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein,it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minormodifications may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A wax carrier and applicator for embalmers comprising a hollowcylindrical storage member having an open end, an applicator basefrictionally engageable in the open end of the storage member and actingas a removable closure for the said open end, a blade-like applicatorintegrally formed with the base and extending outwardly therefrom, thestorage member forming a handle for the blade when the base is mountedtherein, and a hollow cylindrical body having an open end adapted to bethreaded to the open end of the storage member when the device is inassembled condition, the applicator blade being received in the saidhollow body.

DONALD R. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,110,999 Miga Mar. 15, 19382,245,906 Deakers et al June 17, 1941 2,458,063 Dulberg Jan. 4. 1949

